Everything procurement heads, project managers, and marketing teams ask before commissioning wide format printing from IBS.
What is wide format printing?+
Wide-format printing is large-scale digital printing on substrates wider than standard sheet sizes — typically above A0 (841mm) and up to 5 metres or more. At IBS it covers outdoor large-scale graphics: hoardings, building wraps, scaffolding banners, billboard prints, mega backdrops, and large façade graphics, printed in-house on UV-stable flex, vinyl, and mesh.
How wide can IBS print?+
Up to 5 metres in a single pass, which means large hoarding and building-wrap panels print seam-free. Larger graphics are produced as aligned, colour-matched panels with seams planned and minimised, so even a full building elevation reads clean.
What is the difference between wide-format and digital printing at IBS?+
Wide-format is the large-scale outdoor deep-dive line — hoardings, building wraps, billboards, and mega backdrops. Digital printing is the broader hub covering short-run paper and board, UV flatbed on rigid substrates, variable-data, and smaller display work. If your job is large outdoor graphics, wide-format is the line; for collateral, stationery, and short-run work, digital printing is the right route. IBS runs both in-house.
What is the difference between frontlit and backlit flex?+
Frontlit flex is lit from the front by external spotlights and is standard for most outdoor hoardings and banners. Backlit flex is heavier, double-coated media designed for illuminated lightbox structures where light passes through from behind, producing vibrant, even illumination. IBS stocks and prints both, specified to whether the structure is lit externally or internally.
Is there a minimum order quantity for wide format printing?+
No. IBS prints single pieces as well as bulk campaign runs. For high-volume campaign rollouts we produce colour-consistent batches with sequenced dispatch; for one-off banners and backdrops there is no minimum.
How long does wide format printing take?+
Standard prints can move same-day to 24–72 hours depending on size, quantity, and finishing. Large campaigns, building wraps, and finishing-heavy work take longer and are scheduled to the install or media-buy date. We confirm a firm turnaround at quotation once the spec is known.
Can IBS print building wraps and scaffolding banners?+
Yes — building wraps and scaffolding banners are a core wide-format category. They are printed on wind-rated mesh (for permeability and wind load on tall elevations) or vinyl, engineered into panels sized to the elevation and access method, with seam planning and colour matching across panels. We coordinate with the mounting and rigging method.
Are IBS wide-format prints suitable for long-term outdoor exposure?+
Yes. Outdoor prints use UV-stable ink systems specified to hold colour through years of Indian outdoor exposure — sun, monsoon, and heat — on outdoor-grade media. Colour-hold durability is stated at quotation by media and exposure, so you know the expected life before the campaign goes up.
Does IBS finish prints with eyelets, hems, and pole pockets?+
Yes — finishing is done in-house: eyelets and grommets spaced for mounting and wind load, reinforced hems and edges, pole pockets and sleeves, heat welding for seamed panels, and rope or bungee reinforcement for wind-exposed banners. Prints are delivered install-ready, not handed to a separate finisher.
Can IBS handle pan-India delivery and multi-city campaigns?+
Yes. IBS prints in Mumbai and dispatches pan-India, and for multi-city campaigns produces colour-consistent batches sequenced to the media-buy schedule with coordinated logistics to each site. A single project lead owns the rollout so every site lands on time and on colour.
Does the price include GST?+
GST is shown on a separate line in every IBS invoice at the applicable rate per the prevailing GST Council notification — not bundled into the line-item price. Tax invoices and tax certificates are issued for every billing event. Input tax credit availability — where applicable to your business — applies as standard.
What is the warranty on wide-format prints?+
IBS guarantees defect-free print, colour-to-approved-proof, and finishing quality on dispatch, with reprint of any workmanship defect. Outdoor colour durability is rated by media and ink and stated at quotation — typically multi-year for specified outdoor grades — and wind-rated media is specified for building wraps and scaffold banners.
Does IBS supply printed rolls only, or also mounting?+
Both. IBS can supply finished printed rolls for the client's or media owner's mounting crew, or coordinate the full structure and installation through its hoarding fabrication line and install crews. The choice depends on whether you need just the print or the print plus the structure.
Can IBS print RERA-compliant real-estate site boards?+
Yes. RERA-compliant site information boards, project-launch hoarding wraps, site-barricade graphics, and scaffolding mesh banners for real-estate and construction projects are a routine category, printed to outdoor durability for the build timeline and coordinated with the site hoarding structure where required.
What media and inks does IBS use for wide-format?+
Frontlit flex for standard hoardings and banners, heavier backlit flex for illuminated structures, banner and self-adhesive vinyl for surface graphics, and wind-rated mesh for building wraps and scaffold banners, printed with UV-stable eco-solvent, UV-cured, or latex inks matched to the media and exposure. The spec is locked at job confirmation.
Can IBS match colour across a multi-site campaign?+
Yes. Campaign runs are produced as colour-consistent batches against a single brand reference under an ICC-profiled workflow, with batch QC for cross-print consistency. Every hoarding or panel in a city or national campaign matches, and references are held on file for matched top-ups.
Can IBS print mega event and stage backdrops?+
Yes. Main-stage backdrops, press-conference and media walls, conference and launch backdrops, and tension-fabric mega graphics are printed at event scale with seam planning for clean on-camera results, finished in-house, and produced to the fixed event date. Full exhibition stalls are handled by the IBS exhibition-stalls line.
Does IBS print vehicle wraps and small window graphics too?+
Vehicle wraps have a dedicated IBS line (printed and installed by our team), and smaller window decals, one-way vision, and short-run POS are covered by digital printing and the relevant specialist lines. Wide-format focuses on large-scale outdoor graphics — we'll point you to the right line if your job fits better elsewhere.
What file format and resolution do you need for large prints?+
Print-ready PDF is preferred, with vector source (AI, EPS) for logos and type and high-resolution linked images. For wide-format, resolution is set relative to viewing distance — a hoarding seen from across a road needs lower effective DPI than a backdrop seen up close — so files don't need to be impractically large. Build artwork at a clear ratio to final size in CMYK with bleed; we'll flag at prepress if anything needs rework or scope artwork support.
Can IBS reprint or extend a running outdoor campaign?+
Yes. Artwork and colour references are retained on file, so campaign top-ups, replacements for weather-damaged sites, and extensions of a live campaign are produced fast and batch-matched to the original run — so a replacement hoarding matches the ones already up across the city.
How do I get a wide-format printing quote from IBS?+
Share what you need printed — format, sizes, quantities, sites and exposure, finishing, and your install or campaign date — through the enquiry form, by phone, or by email, with artwork if you have it. We'll confirm the spec, flag any file requirements, and provide an itemised quotation. Initial consultation is free of charge and without obligation.